Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Hi, I'm yet another newbie to the group. I've been a vegetarian for about 8 years now. I eat dairy products but not eggs. My hubby is a " fishatarian " as I call him -- he doesn't eat any flesh except fish. I joined the group because I'm always looking for good veggie recipes. Sometimes my old standbys get a bit boring so I'm looking forward to reviewing the recipe archives. I have some favorite recipes that I'd like to share too. And I'm looking forward to talking with other vegetarians. I read with interest the thread about cats eating meat. As I think was mentioned previously, cats require certain nutrients from meat that cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts from plant foods. These include taurine, arachidonic acid, vitamin A, and vitamin B12. Cats also require large amounts of protein (more than 25% of a cat's diet should be protein) and this can be a problem on a vegetarian diet. So, in our vegetarian household, which we share with four kitties, there's a lot of meat-eating going on. One of our kitties has IBD which has essentially been cured by a raw diet. Anyways, hello to everyone! Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 , laurieadrienne wrote: > Hi, I'm yet another newbie to the group. > > I've been a vegetarian for about 8 years now. I eat dairy products but not eggs. My hubby > is a " fishatarian " as I call him -- he doesn't eat any flesh except fish. > > I joined the group because I'm always looking for good veggie recipes. Sometimes my old > standbys get a bit boring so I'm looking forward to reviewing the recipe archives. I have > some favorite recipes that I'd like to share too. And I'm looking forward to talking with > other vegetarians. > > I read with interest the thread about cats eating meat. As I think was mentioned > previously, cats require certain nutrients from meat that cannot be obtained in sufficient > amounts from plant foods. These include taurine, arachidonic acid, vitamin A, and vitamin > B12. Cats also require large amounts of protein (more than 25% of a cat's diet should be > protein) and this can be a problem on a vegetarian diet. So, in our vegetarian household, > which we share with four kitties, there's a lot of meat-eating going on. One of our kitties > has IBD which has essentially been cured by a raw diet. > > Anyways, hello to everyone! > > Laurie For a good source of information for pets try Chapter twelve of Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat. Cats and dogs do not generally cook their " catch " . The raw diet that cured your kitten of IBD is a good diet for all pets. We had a Great Dane that ate raw fruit, vegetables, nuts and hamburger...nothing cooked. She would go thru the nut bowl on the coffee table and pick out all the filberts, crack them open and then enjoyed the nut. Avocados weren't safe to be left on the table, as she would climb up on a chair to get them. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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